Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.9 times more expensive than Cebu.
If you lived in Germany instead of Cebu, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱157.08
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
₱188.50
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₱30.25
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.44
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
₱61.92
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
₱248.72
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
₱375.90
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
₱101.76
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
₱113.69
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
₱100.31
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
₱31.09
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
₱110.98
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₱43.35
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱48.83
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
₱65.85
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
₱288.17
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₱456.34
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
₱159.18
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.91
₱2,448.75
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.15
₱29,453.31
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.93
₱14,661.20
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.06
₱3,826.77
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.73
₱6,261.56
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,431.64
₱138,757.83
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
₱83.78
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
₱165.59
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
₱125.67
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.95
₱1,937.37
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
₱261.81
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 73.9% more for clothing
Cebu
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.37
₱2,303.90
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.79
₱1,243.58
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.67
₱3,861.66
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.94
₱3,534.40
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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